Fatal Crash Trial Underway

Monday, March 22, 2010 10:21 AM

Prince George, B.C.-Kamran Mohammad sat quietly as the Crown presented it’s opening statement on its case.

Mohammad is charged with criminal negligence cause bodily harm, criminal negligence causing death public mischief and obstruction of justice. The charges stem from a collision in January of 2007 which left Richard Johnson of Prince George injured, and killed Muriel Johnson , his wife.

The Crown says it plans to show over the 4 days of the trial, that Kamran Mohammad did not have a valid B.C. class 1 driver’s license which would have allowed him to be behind the wheel of the tractor trailer unit he has admitted he was driving. The Crown further claims the driver's log was falsified.

Crown says it will present evidence to show Mohammad’s tractor trailer was behind two snow ploughs that were clearing highway 97 south and that Crown will show Mohammad tried to pass the ploughs or at the very least was not giving enough care and attention to his driving and allowed the rig to move into the northbound lane.

Crown plans to call 13 witnesses and expects the trial to last 4 days.

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Posted on Monday, March 22, 2010 10:21 AM in News by 250 News

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Posted by: Harbinger on March 22 2010 11:19 AM

Driving a tractor trailer combination without training and a Class 1 license? I will await the outcome of this trial and focus on the penalty, thereby judging how valid my government thinks about the "formality" of licensing. Fishing, hunting, driving, boating, flying and business licenses too. After all, it is just a piece of paper you "buy" from the government. Isn't it?

Posted by: alex1212 on March 22 2010 12:30 PM

really ? how could that happen???? ask any trucker

Posted by: verballabel on March 22 2010 12:33 PM

When this all happened I remember someone saying that there were two occupants in the semi, and at first they both denied being the driver of it. Anyone else hear that?

Posted by: alex1212 on March 22 2010 7:34 PM

not the first time,the trucking industry has failed due to behavier and well what are you predjuice ? no i just know what these drivers do and nobody will say ! 32 years of driving i have seen this and its sad

Posted by: appeal on March 23 2010 11:21 AM

I can't believe it! One of the biggest investigation's in BC history! And the authorities didn't even know the driver had a Alberta valid class 1 license. What a joke. I'm just trying to actually see what the crown's motives are all about. They always knew he had one, but didn't want to put it on record. Maybe i would have mislead the investigators if i knew they were after me ignorantly!